Scripture
Jeremiah 7:9-10
9 Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, make offerings to Baal, and go after other gods that you have not known, 10 and then come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, ‘We are delivered!’—only to go on doing all these abominations?
Observation
The people of Judah had a dangerous misunderstanding. They thought that their location at the temple of God would deliver them from judgement, though they continued to go out and do the same things that had already brought judgement on them!
They confused their coordinates, with consecration.
God told them that they had been deceived: What mattered was not the location of their body, but the orientation of their heart!
Application
I’m so grateful for a church where I can fellowship, grow, and worship! But the critical thing is not the location where I place my body each week–the critical question is, what direction is my heart oriented?
I may be in God’s house each week–but is my focus straining outward, away from His presence? I may be around God’s people daily–but is my heart aligned with this fallen world?
Today I choose to keep my heart aligned with the King. My feet will follow where my heart is.
Prayer
God, thank you for the way you feed my soul each day! Help me today to keep my heart aligned with you. It’s not enough to merely spend time in the right location–I choose to orient my life in the right direction!
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